August
20, 2007
Copyright
Clearance Center offers annual copyright license for academia
Copyright
Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), the world's largest provider of
text-licensing solutions, is offering an Annual Copyright License
for academic institutions, a single license that provides faculty
and staff with convenient, pre-approved permissions to use content
in course management systems, paper and electronic coursepacks,
electronic library reserves, research collaboration and more.
Developed
in cooperation with several colleges and universities, including
charter program member Middlebury College, the Annual Copyright
License provides comprehensive, "check-and-go" permission to use
content from books, scholarly journals, news and trade magazines
and newspapers. Nearly 200 publishers-including Springer, Sage
Publications, Nature Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, The New
York Times and Princeton University Press-have signed on to the
new program and more publishers are joining each week. The license
covers single- and multi-campus institutions, including international
campuses of U.S.-based colleges and universities.
By pre-approving
the use of content, the Annual Copyright License saves library
staff valuable time and reduces the costs associated with tracking
and managing high volumes of individual copyright permission requests.
Benefits
of the license include:
- Improved
operational efficiencies, reduced time and administrative costs
associated with searching for, obtaining and reconciling copyright
permissions on a pay-per-use basis
- Uniform
set of pre-approved usage rights for paper and electronic coursepacks,
course management system postings, classroom handouts, electronic
library reserves, research collaboration, and administrative
and faculty communication
- Broadened
awareness of intellectual property on campus
"We were
happy to be a charter member of the new Annual Copyright License
with CCC during the past year and a half," said Jeffrey R. Rehbach,
Policy Advisor for Library & Information Services, Middlebury
College (Middlebury, VT), one of the country's leading liberal
arts colleges. "We appreciate its institution-wide coverage, which
simplifies the use of content in electronic or hard copy format
by our faculty and staff. The Annual Copyright License for academic
institutions will provide convenient coverage for coursepack creation,
e-reserves and course management system postings, making it easier
to use content while respecting copyright."
CCC's new
program builds on the company's vast experience in providing text
licensing solutions to businesses and academic institutions. More
than 1,000 colleges and universities across the U.S. make use
of CCC's licensing services.
"The Annual
Copyright License balances the needs of academic institutions
and publishers," said Kim Zwollo, Global Director, Special Licensing
& Rights, at Springer, one of the leading publishers of journals
in the science, technology, and medicine (STM) sector and the
largest publisher of STM books. "CCC's approach is effective and
intelligent. It brings great efficiencies to content licensing,
simplifying and speeding up the process. In so doing, the license
will promote more widespread licensing of content on campus. In
addition, the license gives publishers the assurance that their
content is being used properly."
"We believe
this license addresses a real need for America's colleges and
universities," said Tracey Armstrong, President and Chief Executive
Officer of CCC. "It offers a new, efficient approach to text licensing
on campus that reduces complexities while making it easier for
librarians and staff to manage their permissions programs. We
worked very closely with the academic community as well as the
publishing community to create this license and we are very encouraged
by the initial response it has received."
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Five
new publishers partner with ebrary
University
of Virginia Press, Allen & Unwin, Center for Creative Leadership
(CCL), A&C Black and Vandeplas Publishing have partnered with
eContent service provider ebrary (http://www.ebrary.com)
to make authoritative eBooks and other content available to libraries
and other organizations under flexible payment and access models.
ebrary's vice president of content development, Leslie Lees, said
the new materials will allow them to enhance their subscription
and purchased eBook selections in all academic subject areas.
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TAA seeking
2008 Texty, McGuffey Award nominations
Ask your
publisher to nominate your book for a 2008 Textbook Excellence
Award or McGuffey Longevity Award. Textbook Excellence Awards
(or "Textys") recognize current textbooks and learning materials
that demonstrate excellence based on four criteria: interesting
and informative; well organized and well prepared; up to date
and appealing; and teachability. McGuffey Longevity Awards (or
"McGuffeys") recognize textbooks and learning materials whose
excellence has been demonstrated over time.
Texty and
McGuffey entries must be officially nominated by publishers, but
authors can ask publishers to nominate their book. Authors do
not need to be members of TAA.
Nomination
PDF forms for 2008 Texty and McGuffey Awards:
Texty Awards
McGuffey Awards
The deadline
for sending nomination forms and fees for the 2008 Texty and McGuffey
Awards is October 15, 2007. The deadline to receive the books
for judging purposes is November 15, 2007. These deadlines are
flexible according to publication dates. Contact TAA headquarters
if you need more time: (727) 563-0020 or TEXT@tampabay.rr.com
Learn more
about TAA's Texty and McGuffey Awards: Click
here
Read about TAA's 2007 Texty and McGuffey Award winners: Click
here
** Click
here for 2007 award winners' comments on winning **
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2008 TAA
Conference to be held June 20-21 at Harrah's in Las Vegas
TAA's 2008
TAA Conference on Text and Academic Authoring will be held June
20-21 at Harrah's in Las Vegas. The room rate will be $99 per
night. Harrah's is located on the Las Vegas strip between the
Imperial Palace and Casino Royale, across from the Mirage. Both
the sleeping and meeting rooms will be located in the hotel's
Mardi Gras Tower. Visit the Harrah's Las Vegas website at https://www.harrahs.com/casinos/harrahs-las-vegas/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml
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Use this
checklist when submitting dissertation, journal article
Academic writing
coach and editor Dave Harris shares a basic checklist academic
authors can use when submitting their dissertation and/or a journal
article. Read Harris' article in TAA's How-To section: Click
here (members
only)
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TAA
welcomes new members
Gayle Brazeau,
Joan Crowley, Scot Ober, Scott McGaugh, and Malcolm Kahn
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TAA
gift memberships
TAA member
Elaine Hull gave gift memberships to Juan Dominguez, John Muschamp,
Beth Pehek and Mario Gil. TAA member Richard Hull gave gift memberships
to John Shook, David Koepsell and David Triggle. TAA member Dennis
Staley gave a gift membership to Margaret Watson.
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TAA
thanks contributing member
Daniel Botkin
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TAA
thanks sustaining members
William D.
Callister, Jr., Tara Gray, and David G. Myers
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TAA
Foundation receives $2,000 gift
Long-time
TAA member Karen C. Timberlake gave the TAA Foundation a gift
of $2,000. Timberlake writes college-level chemistry texts. The
TAA Foundation received four other gifts from TAA members: Tara
Gray, $400; Gerald Stone & Donna Besser Stone $100; John F.
Wakefield, $100; and Nancy Volkman, $100.
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Add
a TAA banner to your website
Help promote
TAA! Click here and look
for "Add a TAA banner to your web site" (in the
middle white section towards the bottom of the page).
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Give
a gift membership to TAA for only $15
Introduce
a colleague to all the benefits of TAA membership for only $15.
To fill out an online gift membership form, click
here or contact TAA headquarters at (727) 563-0020 or TEXT@tampabay.rr.com
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Check
out TAA's new 'how-to' section
Click
here (members only)
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Share
a How-to
Share your
expertise with other TAA members by writing an article for TAA's
'How-To' section. Contact Associate Executive Director Kim Pawlak
for details: kmpawlak@centurytel.net
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